Have You Been ‘Pwned’ in a Hack Attack? Troy Hunt Can Tell | Data Storage Today

Troy Hunt has collected a trove of 4.8 billion stolen identity records pulled from the darkest corners of the internet — but he isn’t a hacker.

Working barefoot and in beachwear from his home office on Australia’s Gold Coast, the amiable security researcher set up his irreverent website, “Have I Been Pwned?” in 2013. Millions of people have since used the free service to see if hackers have liberated their personal details from unwary companies and posted them online.

Australian Privacy Act

Mandatory Data Breach Notification SchemeFebruary 22nd, 2018

From 22 February 2018, the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) will include a mandatory data breach notification scheme. This means you will have to alert authorities and all affected individuals about any ‘eligible data breach’ which takes place in your company.